Hot Stove is a new indie rock band in Atlanta, Georgia set to release their first studio album ‘Miserabilist’ in early 2025.
The album is a concept album that explores themes of idolization and romantic projection.
The sound is reminiscent of the heavy emotional rock ballads of the 2010s.
The production team includes pop punk legends and heavy hitters.
Artist bio
Hot Stove is fronted by Gretta Wallace, owner of The Bon House, a DIY music venue in Atlanta, GA. For the last few years, she’s sat on the sidelines apart from the musicians who came through her venue. But through the community connections she’s made, she found her way into a production collective that brought the vision for Hot Stove to life.
Gretta, a prolific songwriter, brought over 30 demos to Ben Cato and Brad Pallone in January of 2024 after meeting through a Bon House show. Over the course of the year, the group would begin to flesh out the Hot Stove Universe and find their distinctive sound.
Influenced by multiple genres, the final result looks like a modern take on 2010s, guitar-heavy rock ballads from bands like Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, and Brand New softened by vulnerable, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, confessional lyrics.
Hot Stove toys with the anti-hero persona lyrically, encouraging the listener to take a side in a story told by an unreliable narrator. Exploring themes around emotional projection, desire, and idolization, the album ‘Miserabilist’ brings the viewer into an unseen side of the music industry.
Who’s contributed to the album
– Gretta Wallace (Lyrics, Vocals)
– Ben Cato (Drums)
– Brad Pallone (Guitar)
– Danny Zawacki (Synths)
– Luke Blase (Guitar, Bass)
– Cameron Flaisch (Bass)
Who’s mixing the album?
The album is currently being mixed by multi-platinum music producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount of ZK Productions who have mixed albums for pop punk legends like Mayday Parade and Cartel.
When will it be released?
The first singles are expected to come in January 2025 and the album is expected in March 2025.
Hot Stove will be playing their first show in December at Bogg’s Social with Bottom Bracket and Pigeon.